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Article: TWO FACE OFF IN HEATED PLANNING BOARD RACE DEVELOPMENT IS TOWN'S HOT TOPIC
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2002
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NATICK - The town is on the cusp of urbanization with an effective
density of 2,800 people per square mile and must plan actively if it
is to retain its current character, said Natick Planning Board
chairman Julian Munnich. Up for reelection in March, Munnich is under
fire from his challenger, Aaron Socrat.
Socrat, an architect, has charged that Munnich has not treated
applicants before the board with respect and has not approached
planning with an eye toward expanding the town's tax base.
The race is particularly intense this year because the Planning
Board has big issues before it. A country club developer has
proposed a housing development for people over age 55. And the town
is testing ...